living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
contrast; antithesis; comparison
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
supreme leader; ultimate leader
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
while; even though; despite
continuation; succession; series
grasp; catch; understanding
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
writing (e.g. as a profession)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
correction; revision; amendment
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
form; shape; figure; visage
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
compilation; editing; recording
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
Kawai Eijirou (1891-1944)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
face; looks; vestiges; trace